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Wednesday, 27 February 2013

The Harlot by Saskia Walker

So what is the Taskill Witches series all about? These stories are erotic
romances with a paranormal twist and they’re set in Scotland during the time
of the witch trials. Each novel tells the story of one Taskill sibling,
Jessie, Lennox, and Maisie. These three Scots were split up as children when
their mother was put to death for practising witchcraft. As adults they are
hiding their craft in a time when the witch hunts are still going on —
although the series is set towards the end of this turbulent period in
British history, when change is imminent and the laws on “witchcraft” were
about to be revoked.

What type of witches are they? We might call them
Pagans, Wiccans or white witches. They consider themselves healers and gifted
ones who practise ancient, magical ways. At the core of their craft is
their
sexuality and the belief in the vitality and power that can be
sourced through physical congress and love making. They are lusty,
unashamed folk! During their tales, Jessie, Lennox, and Maisie are trying
to find one another again, but it’s because of the lover they meet
in their own story that they cross paths with their kin again.

THE
HARLOT

The dark art of desire...

At a time when the cry of
'witchcraft' leads to certain death, Jessie's future looks bleak. Until one
man offers her a way out of the gutter. Gregor plans to mould Jessie into the
perfect weapon: she will seduce - and destroy - his bitterest
enemy.